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Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Detection Using Long-term Ambulatory Rhythm Monitoring

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Ventricular Arrythmia
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: 14-day rhythm monitoring
Registration Number
NCT06378996
Lead Sponsor
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Brief Summary

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) affects up to 3% of the general population and a small subset of patients is at risk for ventricular arrhythmias. This subgroup is referred to as AMVP (arrhythmic MVP) and was recently defined using the following criteria: (1) Presence of MVP), (2) Ventricular arrhythmia that is either frequent (≥5% total premature ventricular contraction (PVC) burden on Holter) or complex (non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (nsVT), ventricular tachycardia (VT), or ventricular fibrillation (VF)), and (3) The absence of any other well-defined arrhythmic substrate.

Currently, diagnosis is often based on repeated 24-hour Holter monitoring. However, the ventricular arrhythmia burden varies from day-to-day and long-term rhythm monitoring has shown in other pathologies to increase the diagnostic yield with up to 200% (from 22.5% on 24h to 75.3% on 14 days).

This pilot study aims to study the diagnostic yield of long-term rhythm monitoring in patients with MVP as well as the day-to-day variability of ventricular arrhythmias to facilitate power calculation for a future large-scale prospective registry.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged 18 years or older
  • Mitral valve prolapse diagnosed on previous echocardiography or cardiac MRI
  • New York Heart association classification ≥3
  • Willing and able to provide signed written informed consent
  • No contra-indication for long-term monitoring (known allergy to adhesives)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior cardiac surgery, including previous mitral valve intervention
  • Prior endovascular mitral valve repair (MitraClip)
  • Previous catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias
  • Patients not in sinus rhythm
  • Patients on anti-arrhythmic drugs but betablockers
  • Known alternative arrhythmic substrate, for example previous myocardial infarction
  • Known allergy to adhesives

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
14 day monitoring14-day rhythm monitoring-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of days with complex ventricular arrhythmia (nsVT, VT, or VF)14 days

Number of days with ≥ 1 nsVT, VT or VF episode

Number of days with high PVC-burden ≥5%14 days

Number of days with a PVC-burden ≥5%

Day-to-day variation in percentage PVC burden14 days

Day-to-day variation of the absolute number of PVC burden in percentage

Time to arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse detection14 days

The number of days to reach the detection of arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse, defined as a PVC burden ≥ 5%, nsVT, VT or VF

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Association between percentage PVC burden and percentage of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MRI14 days

Correlation analysis of two continuous variables. The PVC burden will be calculated as the number of PVCs divided by the total number of heartbeats during the 14 days rhythm monitoring. Percentage of late gadolinium enhancement will be calculated as the ratio of the mass of myocardial tissue with late gadolinium enhancement over the total LV mass on cardiac MRI.

Association between mean number of nsVT episodes per 24hours and percentage of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MRI14 days

Correlation analysis of two continuous variables. The mean number of nsVT episodes will be calculated as the average of nsVT episoden per day during the 14 days rhythm monitoring. Percentage of late gadolinium enhancement will be calculated as the ratio of the mass of myocardial tissue with late gadolinium enhancement over the total LV mass on cardiac MRI

Association between percentage PVC burden and global longitudinal strain on transthoracic echocardiography14 days

Correlation analysis of two continuous variables. The PVC burden will be calculated as the number of PVCs divided by the total number of heartbeats during the 14 days rhythm monitoring. Global longitudinal strain will be measured using conventional echocardiography on the 2-chamber, 3-chamber, and 4-chamber apical view.

Association between mean number of nsVT episodes per 24hours and global longitudinal strain on transthoracic echocardiography14 days

Correlation analysis of two continuous variables. Correlation analysis of two continuous variables. The mean number of nsVT episodes will be calculated as the average of nsVT episoden per day during the 14 days rhythm monitoring. Global longitudinal strain will be measured using conventional echocardiography on the 2-chamber, 3-chamber, and 4-chamber apical view.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven

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Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

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